Thread: Is this a 390?

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Thanks for the info guys.

There were some small ribs on the sides of the block so I'm thinking it could be a service block. Next time I make it home I'm going to take a brass brush to the block and clean some of the crap off of it.

I think the engine ran when it was pulled but it was stored in a barn for a few years before my friend got ahold of it. He's only had it a year or so and would turn over when he got it but sitting on a dirt floor in a garage is a bit hard on engines. If I pick it up I'll probably just put a new set of rods and pistons in it. Maybe a new crank depending on how bad the one that comes with it is. I'm thinking if I do buy it next time I'm back there I'm going put it on a stand and see if I can unstick it, clean it up and see what I have.